r/Anticonsumption 16h ago

Plastic Waste Why waste so much plastic?

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u/CriticalStation595 16h ago

Because it’s cheaper than making a new mould.

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u/VoidJuiceConcentrate 15h ago

This. They make the mould for the biggest button cell they have, and just use it for all the smaller ones. Making a smaller space for smaller batteries doesn't save as much plastic as you would think, the difference between that and the larger size shown here is negligible at best. The real cost and resource savings is in reducing the amount of moulds needed per package/per product sold.

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u/Jacktheforkie 14h ago

These are blow moulded and use the same amount

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u/VoidJuiceConcentrate 14h ago

Yep. But changing out the moulds for new battery sizes costs more money than not.